Ornamental illuminating device



Dec. 2 1930. SADACCA 1,783,750

ORNAMENTAL ILLUMI NAT I NG DEVI CE Filed Sept. 26, 1928 3 W INVENTORI I I BY A TTORNEYI.

Patented Dec. 2, 1930 ALBERT s m aoca, or "nn w xonxgg 1; 2., Ass Gnon' To NOMA; ntncrnrjooonronarroii,

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This invention relatesto' Ornamentalillumlnatlng devlcesi' More particularlyit re lates" to an electric Christmas candle simulati I I I An object of this invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which may be connected directly to a source "of electric power, or in parallel circuit to other similar units toproduce a'plurality of Christmas.

candles? of equal brightnesswhich'may be placed in various'parts of a room and yet be fed by a single source of power. Y

A further object of this invention is to provide a highly ornamental device of the character described which shall be rugged'in construction, easy to connect either to a source of power or to other similar devices, and

which shall yet be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and practical and efiic'ienttoa high degree in use.

Other objects of this inventionwillin part be obvious and in part. hereinafter pointed out. 7

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations ofelements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in] the constructionhereim after described, and of which the scope of a plication will be indicated in the following o aims.

In the accompanying drawlng, in which 1s shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of two unlts with partsbroken awayembodying the invention showing the electrical fitting detached; V r

Fig. 2 is. a cross-sectional partial view of the devicerand Fig. 3 is a perspective view'of the base and a portion ofthe candle with thewiring removed. r

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10

designates a device made in accordance with the invention, which'is here seen to comprise an ornamental base 11 madeof wood or any other suitable material having an opening 12 in the top surface 13 thereof. Said opening 12 constitutes a chamber 12a having a bottom wall 12?). Said chamber 12a communiare wires or leads=3O',-31'the'upper end therej insulated from-fine: another by tapeji39fsuitcateswith aligned cross fpassages lt, 14a open;

.ing on opp0site sides15', 16 respectively :of

:Q5 a candle, isfiinserted in saidopening12, the

lower end 17 b off said member-abutting the 7 bottom wall :12b1'of saidchamber 12a. Said tubular member 17 is preferably provided 'at its lower extremity 17bwith diametric: cut utportions18, 19registering with sai'dpassages14, 14 respectively}; i Z The upper endporti'on 20 of said tubular member 17 is provided with a short tubular member 21'snugly fitting the inner surface 22 of said'aend' portion 20. Mounted zwithin fsai'd T member 21 is screwjthreaded lamp socket 23 receiving in the:upperfopen end thereof,- the' screw :threaded 1 base 24 of an ornamental lamp'25Q -Said lamp 25 maybe 211 tapered and colored to simulatea candle ame-,1v j- 1 Extending within said tubular member 17 of being solderedto the central contactf32 and shell 33 respectively ofsocket 23; The lowerends a, 81a" of said wires 30, 31 are solderedto conductors 34, 35 respectively extending ithrupassages 14,1445 cut out .por-

tions 18,- 19 and chamber 12a; Said conducgo "tor-s34, 35' ico'nstitute a'fduplex cable-365a portion "of the insulation-37 thereof being removed as at 38 to permit the soldered connections 30a," 31a; These connections may be 7 e3 ably-aplied in a manner'well known inithe art, twill be, noted 'that'chamber12w i'pro- I vides the space; necessary for said soldered 'f j'oints30a, i

7 *One end 36a of said'cable 36 extends beyond said'base 11 and is preferably'fc'onnected to an ordinary 'blade' plug attachment member 40 'jfor {connecting -to *a source of electric power. An "ordinaryscrew plug fitting 41 'may be providedf with openings 42 for re- 'ceiving the bladesvof member 40,Qand may "thereby be attachedfltosaidmember 41 :to constitute a single-attachment fitting for attaching said device 10 to a screw socket (not 'lsh'ownyfor 1 receiving power, The opposite @1 Patent end 36?) of said cable 36 also extends from said base 11 and may be connected to an ordinary blade plug receiving socket 43. Said socket 43 is preferably adapted for attachment to a plug similar to plug 40, for a'purpose hereinafter appearing.

The numeral 50 designatesa device (the lower portion thereof only, being shown in Fig. 1) similar to device 10. This outfit 50 is shown with the screw plug attachment ll removed, the blade plug 51, similar to plug 40, being receivable in socket 4:3 for connecting said device 50 in parallel circuit to device 10. Said device 50 is also provided with a socket 52 similar to socket 43. It is thus apparent that a number of said units 10, 50 may be connected to a single power source to produce a series of electric Christmas candles in parallel relation. All of the lamps 25 in such a series of candles will have similar voltages and will consequently be of equal brightness when illuminated. Said units may be placed in different parts of a room, being movable relatively to one another and connectedby the flexible cable 36.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several-objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in embodiment set forth, it is to be understood that allmatter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having. thus described :my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1. In a device ofthe character described, a base having an opening in the top surface thereof, a pair of passages extending thru said base on opposite sides thereof and communicatin with said opening, a socket supporting tu ular member mounted on said base and having a portion received in said opening, a' socket mounted in said supporting member, conductors within said passages extendmg from said base, leads within said tubular member connecting said conductors to said socket, a plug device connected to said conductors extending through one ofsaid passages, and a socket device'connected to saidconductors extending thru another. of said passages.

2. In a devlce of the character described,

a base havingan opening in the top surface lower end of said member abutting said bottom wall and provided with out out portions reg istering withsaid passages, alamp socket mounted in said tubular member at the upper end thereof, conductors extending thru said chamber and passages, and leads within said tubular member connecting said socket to said conductors.

3. In a device of the character described, a base having an opening-in the top surface thereof forming a chamber having a bottom wall, aligned passages within said base communicating with said chamber, a: tubular member inserted within said opening, the lower end of said member abutting said bottom wall and provided with cut out portions registering with said passages, a lamp socket mounted in said tubular member at the upper end thereof, conductors extending thru said chamber and passages, and leads within said tubular member connecting said socketto said conductors, said conductors being connected to a plug member and a socket member at the opposite ends thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT SADACOA. 

